February 2012
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Thick Dumpling Skin: East Coast ITASA Conference... →
thickdumplingskin:
The title is sort of a bad one, because I didn’t make it to Atlanta in time to enjoy most of the conference (was busy kicking off the AAPI employee group at my work). Nevertheless, I arrived in Atlanta at 6 am on Saturday and had a great 48+ hours in HOTtlanta. Sorry Atlanta, I just had to.
As…
“Leadership is about connecting with people, inspiring people to do their best”
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tiger mom is not Tiger Mom
Me: Sup tiger mom!
Mom: What did you just call me? Don't even compare me to that crazy lady!
Me: Why not? You're like a tiger mom, right?
Mom: I LET YOU HAVE SLEEPOVERS AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PLAY MATH GAMES.
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My professor takes the higher of your quiz or...
During the quiz just now…
Professor: I have a few more copies of Homework 2, if that has now become relevant!
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What Jeremy Lin (and other point guards) can teach...
Sorry for jumping on the #Linsanity and adding yet another post into the discussion, but I hope you find it worth the read.
(Quick note, I use the masculine “he”/”him” in this post, for the sake of concision, rather than sexism)
What is leadership?
Leadership is Influence. (A takeaway lesson from TAF 2011)
A good leader is not always the one with a big voice in the...
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I wonder if I’d be able to pull off what I did in LHS NOSB again at the collegiate level.
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Looking for someone to take a picture for us
First thought: maybe a woman - they’re nice, right?
Woman walks by.
Eric: “Excuse me, could…you…”
The woman had given me a face and walked faster. REJECTED. OSU kids are cracking up at the rejection - okay, it was pretty funny :P
Zoe: [points ahead] YOUNG COUPLE!
We have a winner!
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Taiwanese American: Part IV (Now What?)
I would recommend that you read this series in order, but each piece should be relatively self-contained.
Part I (History) | Part II (I am Taiwanese American) | Part III (The Game of Politics…)
Despite the fact that I wrote a section on the game of politics, I don’t believe that it is the Taiwanese American (TA)’s place to meddle in Taiwanese politics. I think we should care about election...
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WatchVery glad I went downtown to catch the first Luminous Field showing. Sadly, I couldn’t use my tripod, and my hands were too cold to set up my video stabilizer. Despite the cold, it was most definitely, WORTH IT.
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Taiwanese American: Part III (The game of...
I would recommend that you read this series in order, but each piece should be relatively self-contained.
Part I (History) | Part II (I am Taiwanese American) | Part IV (Now What?)
(Sorry for the long read, but I hope you find it worth it!)
The recent elections (2012) in Taiwan reelected Ma Ying-Jeou for another four year term. First off, we should be proud of the democracy that Taiwan has been...
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